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Sunday’s AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos football game on CBS was the second most-watched AFC title game on any network in 39 years. The game drew 53.3 million viewers, putting it behind only the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011, which wrangled 54.9 million viewers.

In addition, the game also became the highest-rated and most-watched television program since last year’s Super Bowl, and peaked with a total average of 62.9 million viewers from 6-6:30 p.m. ET.

The AFC championship also beat FOX’s NFC championship game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers by 17 percent in viewers (53.3 million vs. 45.7 million).

FOX isn’t exactly crying, though. The Panthers’ blowout win was FOX’s best Sunday night since the 2014 Super Bowl, and its most-watched and highest-rated event since the 2015 NFC championship game.

ESPN’s Monday Night Football game – a Green Bay Packers’ 38-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs – helped ESPN win the night among all networks – broadcast or cable – in households, viewers and all key male and adult demos. The game was also the highest-rated program of the night in all key male and adult demos (18-34, 18-49 and 25-54).

The game averaged an 8.3 US household rating and 13,514,000 viewers (P2+), according to Nielsen. The telecast peaked from 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET with a 10.4 rating and 17,052,000 viewers.

In Kansas City, the game delivered a 10.6 rating on ESPN and a 19.4 on KMBC-ABC, for a combined 30.0 rating in the market.In Milwaukee, the game delivered a 13.1 rating on ESPN and a 34.5 on WISN-ABC, for a combined 47.6 rating in the market.

The Chiefs-Packers game also logged the 3rd highest audience ever for MNF on WatchESPN – behind the Week 1 Vikings-49ers (230,000) and Eagles-Falcons (215,000) games – with an average minute audience of 205,000, up 65 percent compared to last year’s Week 3 MNF game. It also had 651,000 unique viewers watching 46,017,000 live minutes – up 77 percent and 76 percent, respectively, and the most total minutes viewed ever for a MNF game on WatchESPN.

This week, ESPN’s MNF returns with Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions traveling to Seattle to face Russell Wilson and the two-time NFC champion Seahawks at CenturyLink Field at 8:15 p.m. ET (kickoff at 8:30 p.m.).

Note: Due to the nature of live sports coverage, ratings for NBC (NFL Football) and CBS (NFL Football) are preliminary and likely to change in the final ratings.

On NBC, NFL coverage earned 6.1 adults 18-49 rating

On FOX, Bob’s Burgers earned a 1.3, down down 13 percent from last season’s premiere. The Simpsons earned a 1.5, down 25 percent from its last season premiere. Family Guy and Brooklyn Nine-Nine each earned a 1.5, down 21 percent and 12 percent respectively. The Last Man on Earth was even with a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating.

On CBS, the series finale of CSI notched a 1.8, up 29 percent from last season’s premiere. 60 Minutes earned a 2.9, down 17 percent from last season’s premiere.

On ABC, the Once Upon a Time premiere was down 49 percent, with a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. New series Blood & Oil earned 1.4, down 36 percent from Resurrection‘s premiere in the same time slot last year. The Quanticoseries premiere earned a 1.9, up 46 percent from last season’s Revenge premiere.

Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.-Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live baseball game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.-
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

WWE Smackdown andNBA Basketball were Thursday’s highest rated cable originals, with both shows earning a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating. NBA Basketball was down from down from last week’s 1.0, while WWE Smackdown was even with last week’s 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.

The list below is long but you can use your browsers “find on page” feature (usually CTRL+F or CMD+F) to search – that’s probably the easiest way to find Thursday night’s episode of a specific show

Below are the top 100 cable shows among adults 18-49 for the whole day.

WWE Smackdown andNBA Basketball were Thursday’s highest rated cable originals, with both shows earning a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating. NBA Basketball was down from down from last week’s 1.0, while WWE Smackdown was even with last week’s 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.

The list below is long but you can use your browsers “find on page” feature (usually CTRL+F or CMD+F) to search – that’s probably the easiest way to find Thursday night’s episode of a specific show

Below are the top 100 cable shows among adults 18-49 for the whole day.

An average of 37.8 million viewers watched the four Divisional Playoff games last weekend, making it the most-watched NFL Divisional Weekend ever, topping the previous record (36.6 million, 2011).

Sunday afternoon’s Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers matchup on FOX averaged 44.4 million viewers to rank as the second most-watched Divisional game on record (New York Giants-Green Bay Packers, 1/15/12, FOX, 45.1 million), and the most-watched show since Super Bowl XLVIII.

The Indianapolis Colts–Denver Broncos game on CBS drew 41.8 million viewers to rank as the second most-watched AFC Divisional Playoff game since at least 1987 (New York Jets-New England Patriots, 1/16/11, CBS, 43.5 million).

Saturday afternoon’s Baltimore Ravens-New England Patriots game on NBC averaged 34.0 million viewers to rank as the third-most watched Saturday AFC Divisional game on record. The Carolina Panthers-Seattle Seahawks game on FOX rounded out the weekend averaging 31.0 million viewers, the network’s most-watched primetime Saturday NFL Playoff game ever.

Since the 2014 Academy Awards, eight NFL games have accounted for the only programs on television to average at least 30 million viewers – four Divisional playoff games, one Wild Card playoff game and three regular-season games.

An average of 37.8 million viewers watched the four Divisional Playoff games last weekend, making it the most-watched NFL Divisional Weekend ever, topping the previous record (36.6 million, 2011).

Sunday afternoon’s Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers matchup on FOX averaged 44.4 million viewers to rank as the second most-watched Divisional game on record (New York Giants-Green Bay Packers, 1/15/12, FOX, 45.1 million), and the most-watched show since Super Bowl XLVIII.

The Indianapolis Colts–Denver Broncos game on CBS drew 41.8 million viewers to rank as the second most-watched AFC Divisional Playoff game since at least 1987 (New York Jets-New England Patriots, 1/16/11, CBS, 43.5 million).

Saturday afternoon’s Baltimore Ravens-New England Patriots game on NBC averaged 34.0 million viewers to rank as the third-most watched Saturday AFC Divisional game on record. The Carolina Panthers-Seattle Seahawks game on FOX rounded out the weekend averaging 31.0 million viewers, the network’s most-watched primetime Saturday NFL Playoff game ever.

Since the 2014 Academy Awards, eight NFL games have accounted for the only programs on television to average at least 30 million viewers – four Divisional playoff games, one Wild Card playoff game and three regular-season games.

New York – Three of the four NFC playoff games FOX is scheduled to broadcast are in the books and this postseason is on-pace to be the NFL on FOX’s most-watched ever according to Nielsen.

Through three games, 2015 NFC Playoff games on FOX are averaging 39.3 million viewers, +6% compared to the NFL on FOX’s record-setting pace a year ago (37.2 million). In addition, household ratings this season compared to last are +3%, 22.0/39 vs. 21.3/39, and 2015 ranks as NFL on FOX’s second highest-rated postseason behind 1996’s 22.1/44.

Panthers – Seahawks:

On Saturday (1/10) evening, the NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks posted a 17.2/29 household rating/share with 31.0 million viewers and ranks as FOX’s highest-rated and most-watched prime time Saturday NFL Playoff game ever. It is also the network’s most-watched Saturday night broadcast in history.

Additional highlights:

Ranks as FOX’s highest-rated Saturday night telecast since the series-clinching Game 6 of the 1996 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.

Saturday’s Panthers/Seahawks Divisional game is the second highest-rated NFL on FOX Postseason game ever in Seattle with a 53.1/80.

Saturday night’s broadcast peaked at an 18.4/31 and 23.7 million viewers from 10:30-11:00 PM ET.

Panthers-Seahawks was the second-largest Saturday of all-time for FOX Sports GO based on authenticated viewership. It was the second-largest day ever for authenticated NFL consumption on FOX Sports GO outperforming the previous week’s NFC Wildcard game day by 4%, ranking behind Sunday’s Cowboys – Packers Divisional Playoff.

Cowboys – Packers:

On Sunday (1/11) afternoon, the NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers posted a 24.9/48 household rating/share, with 44.4 million viewers and ranks as the NFL on FOX’s most-watched NFL Sunday Playoff Game in the early window ever, and the network’s second most-watched overall.

Additional highlights:

Ranks as FOX’s highest-rated NFL Sunday Playoff game in the early window since 1996’s 25.4/48 for the Eagles and Cowboys.

Up 33% in viewership and 25% in rating over last year’s 19.9/41, 33.3 million for the late game between the 49ers and Panthers.

NFL on FOX’s best rating for a Sunday Divisional game since 2012’s 25.3/42, 45.1 million viewers for the Giants and Packers.

Projects to rank as the most-watched television program of any kind, in any day-part since Super Bowl XLVIII in February.

Milwaukee posted a 53.4/81, while Dallas posted a 46.8/74.

Sunday’s game peaked at a 28.9/52 with 52.3 million viewers from 3:30-4:00 PM ET.

Cowboys – Packers drove FOX Sports GO to its third largest day since launch, following Super Bowl XLVIII and Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. It was the largest day ever for authenticated NFL consumption on FOX Sports GO, outperforming Saturday’s Divisional Playoff matchup between the Panthers and the Seahawks by 55%. Sunday now ranks as the second-largest day ever for total NFL consumption, following Super Bowl XLVIII.